Healthy and Delicious Zucchini Bread
This Healthy and Delicious Zucchini Bread is dairy-free, vegan and perfect to enjoy on the Mediterranean Diet. Made with fresh zucchinis, this quick bread is one of my favorite easy breakfasts with a hot cuppa joe. Perfect as a midday snack or add a few dark chocolate chips and it transforms into a scrumptious dessert. (Between us – I add the chips AND eat it for breakfast). Visit Olive Sunshine to find other healthy sweet treats.
What puts the Healthy in this Delicious Zucchini Bread?
- Extra virgin olive oil is the primary fat.
- Whole grains are included.
- Real Maple Syrup and plump golden raisins provide the sweetness (no added refined sugar).
- Vegan adaptable!
My History of Zucchini Bread
I made my first Zucchini Bread in my twenties thanks to the mother of a former roommate. My roommate is from Connecticut and his mother grows amazing produce in her garden. That summer she gave me my first summer zucchini. It was the size of a small watermelon. Did you know zucchinis grew that big? I did not. In addition to being bigger than my Florida store-bought zucchinis, this giant zucchini was tasty. The outside was grassy and flavor without a hint of that waxy texture I often experience with store-bought zucchini. The inside was firm and sweet without a hint of bitterness. I knew I had to do something special with this zucchini.
Out came my mother’s Betty Crocker Cookbook (where I looked those days for recipes). Sure enough under quick bread, loaves I found Zucchini Bread. On a rainy Saturday morning, my giant Connecticut, homegrown zucchini made 7 mini loaves of mouthwatering Zucchini Bread. I wrapped a few up and tied them with cute ribbons and gave them to friends and neighbors. It was truly an act of kindness, because they were tasty and I really could have eaten them all! While sharing my Zucchini Bread, I came to the realization, making delicious food and sharing it with others is one of my favorite things to do.
On the Mediterranean Diet, I no longer make the Betty Crocker recipe which is full of unhealthy fat, and loads of sugar…but I promise, Olive Sunshine’s Healthy Quick and Delicious Zucchini Bread is just as mouthwatering. The Mediterranean Diet way of eating encourages the eating of healthy grains and vegetables and this fits the bill completely!
Make-Ahead Breakfast!
The Healthy, Quick and Delicious Zucchini Bread is perfect to make in big batches. It will keep 2-3 days in an air-tight container and 5-6 days in the refrigerator (I find it loses some of the moisture in the fridge). Zucchini Bread can be kept in the freezer for up to 8 weeks. You can either wrap the entire loaf, or each piece in plastic, and then the entire loaf in aluminum, depending on how you will pull it out to enjoy!
For other delicious Mediterranean Diet friendly breakfast visit Olive Sunshine Breakfasts!
Ingredients
Dry Ingreditens
Wet Ingredients
Optional
Instructions
The batter will be thick and cake-like as pictured above. A vegan loaf will be more spongy. A zucchini loaf made with eggs will crisp a bit more. If you prefer to use eggs, substitute two eggs for the applesauce and add an additional tablespoon of maple syrup.
